🇪🇺🇹🇷 Finishing the 1st day of #EBS2025 with closing words from Arnaud Thysen, Director General of EBS.
“We had inspiring discussions on expanding trade and relations, while also addressing challenges like rule predictability and simplification.”
#EUTR2025 #2025YearsofEBS
🎤At #EUTR EU Reporter, Faruk Kaymakcı held a fireside chat on “The future of EU-Türkiye Relations” with @frkkymkc, Permanent Representative of Türkiye to the European Union.
#EUTR2025 #2025YearsofEBS
🎤Right now at #EUTR summit: Faruk Kaymakcı, Permanent Representative of Türkiye to the European Union.
#EUTR2025 #2025YearsofEBS
🎤Rosie Birchard from Deutsche Welle pointed out:
“Electric vehicle demand exists and is growing, but it still has steps to take before reaching the mainstream.”
#EUTR2025 #2025YearsofEBS
Lukas Casey, the Regional Manager for Manufacturing, Agriculture and Services for Central Asia and Türkiye at @IFC_ECA:
“We provide long-term financing to support countries like Turkey, tracking trends globally, with governments as our shareholders.”
#EUTR2025 #2025YearsofEBS
🎤Mitja Schulz, Vice President European Affairs, German Association of Automotive Industries (VDA):
“The Turkish car market is very interesting for current demand and future transformations. We have a strong commitment; We are electrified and ready for the future.”
#EUTR2025 #2025YearsofEBS
@NicolaWalkerHQ, the Director of Government Affairs, Europe at @Ford:
Europe must see itself as a single factory floor and focus on building a competitive supply chain. Policymakers know reform is needed, our innovation can thrive if the regulatory environment allows it.”
#EUTR2025 #2025YearsofEBS
🗳️ Jean Andre Barbosa, Director of Public Affairs, at @renaultgroup:
“We’re all waiting to see what the Commission delivers on 10 December, as that package will heavily influence our next steps. For now, we’re stable, but only then will we know where we truly stand.”
#EUTR2025 #2025YearsofEBS
Giles Dickson, the CEO of WindEurope:
"In the current context, the EU should not fall into the trap of making policies and regulatory rules only for the EU, but should think wider. The Turkish wind industry needs to be seen as a wider piece of the EU wind supply."
#EUTR2025 #2025YearsofEBS
🎤At the #EUTR2025, Elisabetta Falcetti, Managing Director for Türkiye & Caucasus, @EBRD:
"Since 2009, it has invested over €23 billion in Türkiye, supporting industrial competitiveness and the green transition through EU-aligned projects, capacity-building, and transparent standards.”
🎤 It’s a privilege to welcome Hakan Aydemir, R&D Advanced Technologies Director from Turkish Aerospace Industries, at #EUTR2025.
#EUTR2025 #2025YearsofEBS
Camille Grand, Secretary General of @ASDEurope:
“Industry is essential to today’s geopolitical challenges. We must get this right, we cannot afford to fall behind. Industry is at the forefront and must be recognised as such.”
#EUTR2025 #2025YearsofEBS
🗳️ David Luengo, the Chairman of the ASD Security Business Unit & Director Head of Brussels Office @INDRA:
“We must invest in preparedness. Europe’s security and defence must align with NATO, with industry playing a key role and third-country relations built as win-win partnerships.”
#EUTR2025
🎤Renzo Tomellini, Brussels Office General Manager @Leonardo:
“Industries must deliver the best technology and human–machine interfaces, and do so competitively. What began in 1989 has become a long-term collaboration built on competence, innovation, and mutual trust.”
#EUTR2025 #2025YearsofEBS
🎤 Head of Division EURCA.West.3 (Türkiye/EastMed), EEAS Gabriel Munuera Vinals:
“Our common goal is clear: to stand together and ensure Europe can meet its security challenges. This commitment must continue. New challenges are emerging, and so are new opportunities.”
#EUTR2025 #2025YearsofEBS
🎤 Permanent Representative of Türkiye to @NATO Basat Öztürk:
“We must remember what still stands: a Europe whole, free, and at peace. Geography changes little, and though narratives shift, security and peace remain the foundation for everything.”
#EUTR2025 #2025YearsofEBS
At #EUTR2025, Rosie Birchard from @DeutscheWelle interviewed Bernrd Biervert, Head of Cabinet Commissioner @marossefcovic.bsky.social. During the conversation, she touched upon many topics such as: geopolitical meaning of Türkiye, green transition cooperation and digitalisation.
#EUTR2025
🎤#EUTR2025
Bernrd Biervert, Head of Cabinet Commissioner @MarosSefcovic:
“The green transition has always been, at its core, a growth agenda. Those who fail to develop green technologies risk losing their market place, so this transition must support and strengthen our economy.”
#EUTR2025
🌍 At #EBS2025, Sabina Ciofu, International Policy and Strategy Lead at @techUK:
“Our customs procedures remain far too dependent on paperwork. We must modernise them to ensure efficiency and competitiveness.”
#EUTR2025 #2025YearsofEBS
🌍 At #EUTR2025, Juan Jesú Garcia, VP Industry and Government Affairs, EMEA at @AmadeusITGroup:
💬 “Talent drives investment, the tech ecosystem, and business growth. Connecting the digital world is key to achieving our business objectives.”
#EUTR2025 #2025YearsofEBS
🇹🇷 We are delighted to welcome @omerbolatTR, Minister of Trade of the Republic of Türkiye, to #EUTR2025 to deliver a keynote speech.
#EUTR2025 #2025YearsofEBS
🎤 It’s a privilege to welcome Director-General for Enlargement and Eastern Neighbourhood, Gert Jan Koopman, to deliver the opening keynote at #EUTR2025.
#EUTR2025 #2025YearsofEBS
🔊Live from Brussels at #EUTR2025, Pascal Kerneis, Managing Director European Services Forum stated:
“When we talk about digital trade, we must establish new rules that make the flow of data easier and ensure fair market access in public procurement.”
#EUTR2025 #2025YearsofEBS
🔊 Katalin Skram, Vice President, Customs Regulatory Affairs EU at DHL, outlines:
“Express services depend on speed, reliability, and compliance. Automation must be central to the new Customs Union to enhance the competitiveness of both the EU and Türkiye.”
#EUTR2025 #2025YearsofEBS
🎤 At #EUTR2025, Luisa Santos, Deputy Director-General of @BusinessEurope, highlighted:
“European businesses want two things: legal certainty and real regulatory simplification. These priorities directly impact the Customs Union.”
#EUTR2025 #2025YearsofEBS
🇪🇺 Joining the discussion on Renewing the EU-Türkiye Customs Union for Global Competitiveness Akin Garzanli, CEO at @BEKO Europe, stressed:
“While short-term challenges are demanding, it is imperative that we act now to secure long-term resilience.”
#EUTR2025 #2025YearsofEBS
🎤Opening the panel on renewing the EU–Türkiye Customs Union, Gerassimos Thomas, DG TAXUD notes:
“There is a growing importance in better controlling our supply chain, what goes in and out of our borders. We need to find a common space to address these practical solutions.”
#EUTR2025 #2025YearsofEBS
🇹🇷 Joining the discussion on Renewing the EU-Türkiye Customs Union for Global Competitiveness - Mustafa Tuzcu, the Deputy Minister of Trade of the Republic of Türkiye.
#EUTR2025 #2025YearsofEBS
🇪🇺 We’re live from Brussels at the #EUTR2025- kicking off with welcoming words from Arnaud Thysen, Director General of EBS.
“We are bringing together two powerful economic stories into a shared future narrative.”
#EUTR2025 #2025YearsofEBS
☀️ As the holidays wrap up, here’s what’s ahead:
📍 EU–Türkiye Summit #EUTR2025 – 17 Nov
📍 European Business Summit #EBS2025 – 17–20 Nov
📍 European Health Summit #EHS2025 – 2–3 Dec
We can't wait to continue this journey together!
#WeAreBack #25YearsofEBS
